Peter Larson

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Fort Nassau and Fort Orange: The History of the Dutch’s First Settlements in the New World

Fort Nassau and Fort Orange: The History of the Dutch’s First Settlements in the New World

During the 17th century, the Netherlands, despite having only 1.5 million people in 1600, became a global maritime and trading power. By contrast, France at the time had 20 million people, Spain had 8 million, and England had 5 million. Nevertheless,...

The Confederacy’s Most Famous Spies: The Lives and Careers of the South’s Secret Agents during the Civil War

The Confederacy’s Most Famous Spies: The Lives and Careers of the South’s Secret Agents during the Civil War

Given the necessity of spies to hide in plain sight, on some level it is perfectly sensible that women played a larger and more decisive role in espionage operations, because during the Civil War, women were not taken seriously as threats. They openly...

The Confederate Secret Service: The History of the Confederacy’s Intelligence Operations during the Civil War

The Confederate Secret Service: The History of the Confederacy’s Intelligence Operations during the Civil War

Americans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers. Since the war's start over 150 years ago, the battles have been subjected to endless debate...

The Shadow War Between the States: The History of Union and Confederate Intelligence Operations during the Civil War

The Shadow War Between the States: The History of Union and Confederate Intelligence Operations during the Civil War

In September 1862, the Union had no intelligence service worthy of the name. It had detectives, scouts, scattered networks of informants, balloons, signal flags, and a great deal of luck, but the federal government did not have a coordinated system,...

Union Intelligence in the Civil War: The History of the North’s Spy Networks and Covert Operations against the Confederates

Union Intelligence in the Civil War: The History of the North’s Spy Networks and Covert Operations against the Confederates

Americans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers. Since the war's start over 150 years ago, the battles have been subjected to endless debate...